A few years ago, McHenry toldThe Verge that the purpose of his meme was to get Gosling’s attention.

“As a filmmaker, I like to have a conclusion to things,” he stated. “The only conclusion I can see out of this whole thing is to have Ryan Gosling respond to this. Even if it’s just him eating cereal.”

Following McHenry’s death, a Reddit user asked the Internet to get Gosling to eat a bowl of cereal in his honor – which he did eventually.

My heart goes out to all of Ryan McHenry's family and friends. Feel very lucky to have been apart of his life in some small way.